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    Oct 10, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast

  1. Push for healthier truckers gains momentum

    DALLAS (AP) — In the months after Doug Robinson started driving a truck, he noticed his clothes were increasingly more snug-fitting. He was already overweight but soon realized that spending up to 11 hours behind the wheel, frequently eating fast...

    Tags: Weight Loss, High Blood Pressure, Physical Conditions, New Products, Employees

    2. Sep 13, 2012 |Story| AP Indiana

  2. NW Indiana's clogged railroads to get $71M upgrade

    PORTER, Ind. (AP) — Northwestern Indiana's congested railroad corridors will see some upgrades with $71 million in federal money to help speed the flow of passenger and freight trains and perhaps help progress on a Chicago-to-Detroit high-speed...

    Tags: Travel, Transportation, Norfolk Southern Corporation, Railway Transportation, Amtrak

    3. Jul 2, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast

  3. Feds propose $3.7M penalty for Michigan oil spill

    TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Federal regulators have proposed a $3.7 million civil penalty against the Canadian owner of a pipeline that ruptured in 2010, dumping more than 800,000 gallons of oil into a southwestern Michigan river. The U.S....

    Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Enbridge Incorporated

    4. Sep 27, 2011 |Story| AP Broadcast

  4. South Bend airport gets federal airline grant

    <span style="font-size: small;">INDIANAPOLIS (AP) &mdash; The U.S. Department of Transportation is giving grants of $750,000 to South Bend Regional Airport and $500,000 to Evansville Regional Airport to improve airline service.</span>
    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The U.S. Department of Transportation is giving grants of $750,000 to South Bend Regional Airport and $500,000 to Evansville Regional Airport to improve airline service. The South Bend airport will use its grant and $475,000...

    Tags: AirTran, Frontier Airlines Inc.

    5. Sep 27, 2011 |Story| South Bend Tribune

  5. South Bend airport lands $750,000 federal grant

    <span style="font-size: small;">SOUTH BEND - The South Bend Regional Airport has received a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to try to establish low-cost, westbound air service.</span>
    South Bend Tribune Staff Writer
    SOUTH BEND - The South Bend Regional Airport has received a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to try to establish low-cost, westbound air service. The federal grant, which was announced Tuesday, would be matched with $475,000 from...

    Tags: Frontier Airlines Inc., Marketing

    6. Nov 17, 2011 |Story| AP Broadcast

  6. Ann Arbor gets $2.1M US grant for hybrid buses

    ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Carl Levin says the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority is getting $2.1 million in federal aid toward the costs of using new hybrid-electric buses. The Michigan Democrat said Thursday that the grant comes from the...

    Tags: Environmental Issues, Energy Saving, Carl Levin

    7. Feb 11, 2011 |Story| AP Broadcast

  7. Use of e-cigs not allowed on U.S. flights

    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Transportation says the use of smokeless electronic cigarettes on airplanes is prohibited and plans to issue an official ban this spring. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says the department...

    Tags: Frank Lautenberg, New Jersey

    8. Jun 12, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. New details emerge in probe of Rosedale train derailment

    The National Transportation Safety Board released new details Wednesday on its investigation into last month's train derailment and explosion in Rosedale, finding that more chemicals were released in the crash than originally reported.
    The National Transportation Safety Board released new details Wednesday on its investigation into last month's train derailment and explosion in Rosedale, finding that more chemicals were released in the crash than originally reported. NTSB...

    Tags: Explosions, National Transportation Safety Board, Broken Bones, Transportation Industry, Transportation Accidents

    9. Jun 12, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  9. Exxon to run more tests on ruptured Arkansas oil pipeline

    Reuters
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp was granted time by regulators to carry out a second round of testing on the ruptured Pegasus oil pipeline, after the firm said an initial investigation into the reason the nearly 70-year-old line failed was not...

    Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Exxon Mobil Corporation

    10. Jun 10, 2013 | Daily Press

  10. No. Virginia airports authority says lobbying ban doesn't apply to it

    Bob Calhoun, a former state lawmaker said last week the Virginia Port Authority violated the spirit of a lobbying ban he helped craft in 1994. Calhoun for seven years worked as the state lobbyist for another Virginia-based transportation authority,...

    Tags: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Politics, U.S. Congress, Washington, DC, Lobbying

    11. Jun 6, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Another quality control issue delays new CTA cars

    Delivery of the CTA's new rail cars was suspended for the past month because of another quality-control problem at the Bombardier Transportation manufacturing plant in upstate New York, the Tribune has learned.
    Delivery of the CTA's new rail cars was suspended for the past month because of another quality-control problem at the Bombardier Transportation manufacturing plant in upstate New York, the Tribune has learned. The stoppage May 3 followed a halt to...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Chicago Transit Authority, Disasters and Accidents, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Health and Safety at Work

    12. May 31, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  12. YOUR MONEY-Airline fees complicate travel cost comparisons

    Reuters
    By Mitch Lipka May 31 (Reuters) - Trying to find the best deal for a flight used to be a lot easier. All you had to do was look at the price of airfare - and you could easily compare one to the next. Not anymore. As the summer travel season ramps up,...

    Tags: Travel, Southwest Airlines Co., Frontier Airlines Inc., American Express Company, JetBlue Airways

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